Method for performing wake-up control with aid of wake-up packet, and associated apparatus

Abstract

A method and apparatus for performing wake-up control are provided, where the method is applied to an electronic device, and the method may include the steps of: detecting whether a predetermined wake-up action is input into the electronic device, wherein the predetermined wake-up action is a user action for wake-up control; and when it is detected that the predetermined wake-up action is input into the electronic device, sending a wake-up packet carrying predetermined wake-up information to allow an internal circuit of another electronic device to be woken up in response to detection of the predetermined wake-up information.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for performing wake-up control, the method being applied to an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:
 detecting whether a predetermined wake-up action is input into the electronic device, wherein the predetermined wake-up action is a user action for wake-up control; and 
 when it is detected that the predetermined wake-up action is input into the electronic device, sending a wake-up packet carrying predetermined wake-up information to allow an internal circuit of another electronic device to be woken up in response to detection of the predetermined wake-up information, wherein the predetermined wake-up information comprises a company identification (ID), and further comprises a sequence number and a predetermined wake-up pattern, and the sequence number is a variable corresponding to a number of times that the predetermined wake-up action is detected; 
 wherein a wake-up service circuit of the other electronic device receives the wake-up packet, detects whether the predetermined wake-up information exists in the wake-up packet, and compares the predetermined wake-up information in the wake-up packet with predetermined wake-up information in the other electronic device; and 
 when the predetermined wake-up pattern in the wake-up packet matches the predetermined wake-up information in the other electronic device, but the sequence number does not, the sequence number in the other electronic device will be set to the sequence number in the wake-up packet, and the wake-up service circuit of the other electronic device controls the internal circuit of the other electronic device to resume from suspension. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 detecting information received from the other electronic device; and 
 when the information received from the other electronic device indicates an inactive status of the other electronic device, starting detecting whether the predetermined wake-up action is input into the electronic device. 
 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the wake-up packet is a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) advertising packet; and the wake-up service circuit of the other electronic device scans for the wake-up packet. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the wake-up packet is an extended inquiry response (EIR) packet; and the wake-up service circuit of the other electronic device performs inquiry for discovering the electronic device. 
     
     
       5. An apparatus for performing wake-up control, the apparatus comprises at least one portion of an electronic device, the apparatus comprising:
 a transmitter arranged to transmit information for the electronic device; and 
 a processing circuit, coupled to the transmitter, arranged to control operations of the electronic device, wherein the processing circuit detects whether a predetermined wake-up action is input into the electronic device, wherein the predetermined wake-up action is a user action for wake-up control, and when it is detected that the predetermined wake-up action is input into the electronic device, the processing circuit sends, by utilizing the transmitter, a wake-up packet carrying predetermined wake-up information to allow an internal circuit of another electronic device to be woken up in response to detection of the predetermined wake-up information, wherein the predetermined wake-up information comprises a company identification (ID), and further comprises a sequence number and a predetermined wake-up pattern, and the sequence number is a variable corresponding to a number of times that the predetermined wake-up action is detected; 
 wherein a wake-up service circuit of the other electronic device receives the wake-up packet, detects whether the predetermined wake-up information exists in the wake-up packet, and compares the predetermined wake-up information in the wake-up packet with predetermined wake-up information in the other electronic device; and 
 when the predetermined wake-up pattern in the wake-up packet matches the predetermined wake-up information in the other electronic device, but the sequence number does not, the sequence number in the other electronic device will be set to the sequence number in the wake-up packet, and the wake-up service circuit of the other electronic device controls the internal circuit of the other electronic device to resume from suspension. 
 
     
     
       6. The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the processing circuit detects information received from the other electronic device; and when the information received from the other electronic device indicates an inactive status of the other electronic device, the processing circuit starts detecting whether the predetermined wake-up action is input into the electronic device. 
     
     
       7. The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the wake-up packet is a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) advertising packet; and the wake-up service circuit of the other electronic device scans for the wake-up packet. 
     
     
       8. The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the wake-up packet is an extended inquiry response (EIR) packet; and the wake-up service circuit of the other electronic device performs inquiry for discovering the electronic device. 
     
     
       9. A method for performing wake-up control, the method being applied to an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:
 receiving a wake-up packet from another electronic device, detecting whether predetermined wake-up information exists in the wake-up packet, and comparing the predetermined wake-up information in the wake-up packet with predetermined wake-up information in the electronic device, wherein the predetermined wake-up information comprises a company identification (ID), and further comprises a sequence number and a predetermined wake-up pattern; and 
 when the predetermined wake-up pattern in the wake-up packet matches the predetermined wake-up information in the electronic device, but the sequence number does not, setting the sequence number in the electronic device to the sequence number in the wake-up packet, and controlling an internal circuit of the electronic device to resume from suspension; 
 wherein the other electronic device detects whether a predetermined wake-up action is input into the other electronic device, wherein the predetermined wake-up action is a user action for wake-up control, and the sequence number is a variable corresponding to a number of times that the predetermined wake-up action is detected; and 
 when it is detected that the predetermined wake-up action is input into the other electronic device, the other electronic device sends the wake-up packet carrying the predetermined wake-up information to allow the internal circuit of the electronic device to be woken up in response to detection of the predetermined wake-up information. 
 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 9 , wherein the wake-up packet is a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) advertising packet; and the method further comprises:
 scanning for the wake-up packet. 
 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 9 , wherein the wake-up packet is an extended inquiry response (EIR) packet; and the method further comprises:
 performing inquiry for discovering the other electronic device. 
 
     
     
       12. An apparatus for performing wake-up control, the apparatus comprises at least one portion of an electronic device, the apparatus comprising:
 a receiver arranged to receive information for the electronic device; and 
 a wake-up service circuit, coupled to the receiver, arranged to provide the electronic device with a wake-up service, wherein the wake-up service circuit receives, by utilizing the receiver, a wake-up packet from another electronic device, detects whether predetermined wake-up information exists in the wake-up packet, and compares the predetermined wake-up information in the wake-up packet with redetermined wake-u information in the electronic device and when the predetermined wake-up pattern in the wake-up packet matches the predetermined wake-up information in the other electronic device, but the sequence number does not, the sequence number in the electronic device will be set to the sequence number in the wake-up packet, and, the wake-up service circuit controls an internal circuit of the electronic device to resume from suspension, wherein the predetermined wake-up information comprises a company identification (ID), and further comprises a sequence number and a predetermined wake-up pattern; 
 wherein the other electronic device detects whether a predetermined wake-up action is input into the other electronic device, wherein the predetermined wake-up action is a user action for wake-up control, and the sequence number is a variable corresponding to a number of times that the predetermined wake-up action is detected; and 
 when it is detected that the predetermined wake-up action is input into the other electronic device, the other electronic device sends the wake-up packet carrying the predetermined wake-up information to allow the internal circuit of the electronic device to be woken up in response to detection of the predetermined wake-up information. 
 
     
     
       13. The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the wake-up packet is a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) advertising packet; and the wake-up service circuit of the electronic device scans for the wake-up packet. 
     
     
       14. The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the wake-up packet is an extended inquiry response (EIR) packet; and the wake-up service circuit of the electronic device performs inquiry for discovering the electronic device.